Category Archives: Popular Culture

More Pound Cake, Please

There was a great surprise waiting for me in my mailbox at the studio yesterday: some homemade pound cake sent by my thoughtful friend (and an excellent baker), Rebecca—whom you may remember from an earlier post. So this morning on the … Continue reading

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Ambassador Cheese!

I was just about to head to bed last night when I decided to sign on to Facebook, and see what my creative cohorts were up to. One of my friends and favorite artist buddies, Christopher Lyles, had posted about … Continue reading

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The Red Carpet

I didn’t get to watch as much of the Academy Awards programming last night as I would have liked, which was a little disappointing, since I really love all that red carpet who’s-wearing-what stuff that goes on (and on) beforehand. … Continue reading

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Big Cheese at Mardi Gras

Our boy Blackie just got back to Chicago after a quick trip to Mardi Gras, where he served as “Big Cheese” at this year’s Krewe of Fromage Parade. This is a huge honor for anyone, but especially for a cat, … Continue reading

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Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show

Anyone who knows Charlotte even just a little bit had probably heard that she would be performing at last night’s Super Bowl…and saw this doodle coming. While not everyone is a fan, I was in the camp that thought she … Continue reading

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